Coos County, New Hampshire QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Coos County New Hampshire
?  Population, 2000 33,1111,235,786
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -4.9%11.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.1%6.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 22.8%25.0%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 18.5%12.0%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.1%96.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%1.3%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0%1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.1%50.8%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.6%1.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.7%95.1%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 16,378586,471
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,567173,941
?  Housing units, 2000 19,623547,024
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 71.2%69.7%
?  Households, 2000 13,961474,606
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.332.53
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 30.1%35.5%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $31,735$42,023
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.1%7.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.2%10.0%

Business QuickFacts Coos County New Hampshire
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 97536,842
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 11,540518,526
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 -5.7%17.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 2,20184,981
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 494,27519,813,107
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 423,78215,812,027
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $12,777$13,477
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA1,463
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 86331,492
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 866,326
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 175,3495,301,370
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,38538,830

Geography QuickFacts Coos County New Hampshire
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,8008,968
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 18.4137.8
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown